Loom



I April 18, 1933. w J BERGMAN ETAL v I 1,904,715 I LOOM Filed May 21 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 v JOH/V HEFGMA/V MA yawn-r BEFG'MAA/ April 18, 1933- J. BERGMAN ErAL 1,904,715

' LOOM Filed May 21, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 18, 1933 JOHN BEBGHAN AND MARGARET BERGMAN, F POU'LSBO, WASHINGTON LOOK Application filed Kay 21,

vide simple means by which the loom may be collapsed and later set up at an operating place without the'exercise of unusual skill and without the exercise of great care, the arrangement bein such that the assen1-- bly is more or less so f-explanatory.

A further object is to provide a construe-- tion of the character specified which is of A durable construction, sim le to operate, and relatively cheap to manu acture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following descri tion.

In t e accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved hand loom,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the hand loom,

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the 100111 collapsed for transportation or other purposes,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the collapsed loom,

Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating the to of the loom folded,

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view illustrating the manner in which the supporting legs for the loom are overlapped when the'loom is folded,

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Figure 5.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 gen- 45 erally designates a frame having spaced side members 6 and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, there are a pair of spaced parallel upstanding supports 8 joined with the side members. These spaced parallel supports 8 are each formed of upper and lower sec- 1932. Serial No. 612,802.

tions hingedly connected as indicated at 10 so that t e upper section forming the supports 8 may be swung inward to the col lapsed position illustrated in Figure 5.

The spaced parallel supports 8 are normally held apart and in the parallel position shown in Figure 1 through the intervention of the head 14 havin reduced terminal portions snugly receive in the notches 16 in the upper portions of the supports 8 and of course the shoulders defined by reducing the terminal portions of the head 14 engage the inner surfaces of the supports 8 so as to hold-the supports normally apart. With .the meeting ends of the sections. of the supports 8 flatly in contact with each other, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and with the head 14 attached to the upper portions of the supports 8, the supports are held in the upright position shown in Figure 1, so that the head is enabled to support the filling.

When it is desired to collapse the loom it is simply necessary to remove the head 14 from its connection with the supports 8 so that the upper sections of the supports may be swung inward to the position shown in Figure 5 and, of course, the head 14 and the filling connected thereto may be allowed to rest on the upper portion of the frame and more particularly in a recessed portion thereof as shown in Figure 4.

The legs 20 at each side of the frame 5 are crossed and are horizontally hinged at the upper inner corners thereof as indicated at 22 to the sides of the frame and are normally held in the spaced parallel position shown in Figure 1 through the intervention of a. rigid bar or treadle support 93 ing member 24. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the bar 24 extends transversely of the machine and has the end portions thereof provided with anchoring pins 26 detachably received in sockets in the lower terminal 9 portions of the legs 20. By this arrangement, when the bar 24 is in the position shown in Figure 1 the legs 20 are held in spaced parallel position holding the upper ends of the legs 20 flatly pressed in engage- -1 ment with the lower, edges of the sides 6,

so that'the desired rigidity is attained.

' The intermediate portions of the member 20 are shown to carry the treadles 27 and these treadles are removable with the bar 24 as a unit. When the treadles are thus removed along with the bar 24, the end portions of the bar 24 are received within notches or recesses 29 in the front or forward portions of the side members. It is clearly shown in Figure 1, that the inner Walls of the recesses 29 have pockets 32 for the reception of the anchoring .pins 26 so as to hold the bar 24 against easy displacement. With the bar or treadle supporting mem ber 24- and the treadles 27 thereof thus secured to the frame as sjuggested in Figure 6, the legs are free to be swung inward into the overlapping position as suggested in Figure 3. Y

- It is important to observe that the beater 40 is slidably attached at the end portions thereof to the upstanding side' members 46 thereof, and the lower portions of the side members 46 are provided with attaching- .pins 48 detachably secured in openings in the legs 20. When the legs are in the upright position as shown in Figure 1, the pins 48 are received within the registering sockets in the legs 20 and the upper portions of the side members 6 are slidably engaged by the beaterAEO so-that the members 46 are prevented from moving out of place. However, when the legs are swung inward the side members 46 are allowed to be shifted to the inclined position shown in Figure 4 whereupon the reed may advance slightly to the collapsed position shown in that same figure. It is believed to be clear that a loom constructed inaccordance with this invention may be folded into a very compact space so as to allow of the relatively convenient transportation of the same from place to place and furthermore, it is believed to be apparent that the manner in which the various parts are set up is more or less selfexplanatory so that the loom may be advantageously employed in places where special 50 construction is not available.

It is to be understood that the form of invention herewith shown and described is to be taken merely as a preferred example of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

It should be understood that if it is-desired, the beater frame may be hung from the top instead of at the bottom.

7 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a loom, a frame having side members, legs horizontally hinged at the upper ends thereof to the lower edges of the frame, treadles having a supporting member detachably secured at the end portions thereof to the legs, said supporting member being provided with means to normally hold the legs in spaced parallel relation.

2.; In a loom, a frame having side. members, legs horizontally hinged at the upper ends thereof to the lower edges of the frame,

treadles having a supporting member de-.

tachably secured atthe end portions thereof to the legs,' sai d supporting member be ,ing provided with means to normally hold the legs in spaced parallel relation, and a reed having upstanding side members detachably pivoted to said legs.

3. In a loom, a frame having side members, legs horizontally hinged at the upper ends thereofto the lower edges of the frame, treadles having a supporting-member detachably secured at the end portions thereof to the legs, said supporting member being provided with means to normally hold the legs in spaced parallel relation, a reed having upstanding side members detachably pivoted to said legs, said supporting member for said treadles being provided with. means for securing said supporting member in a collapsed position.

4. In a loom, a frame having side mem-" bers, legs horizontally hinged at the upper ends thereof to the lower edges of the frame, treadles having a supporting member. detachably secured at the end portions thereof to the legs, said supporting member being provided with means to normally hold the legs in spaced parallel relation, a reedhaving upstanding side members detachably pivoted to said legs, said supporting member for said treadles being provided with means for securing said supporting member in a collapsed position, a head overhanging the frame, and supports mounted on the frame and consisting of upper and lower hingedly connected sections, said head being provided with means engaging the supports and holding the same normally in spaced parallel relation.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signature's.

JOHN BERGMAN. MARGARET BERGMAN. 

